Apparatus for constructing picker rolls



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APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING PICKER ROLLS Filed April 29, 1942 5 Sheets-SheetA INVENTOR 4%a4 647/04 726' ATTORNEY Jan. 8, 1946. P. SCHULTZE I APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING PICKER ROLLS 'Filed April 29, 1942 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 l NVENTOR Fer/4 --5H047Z ATTO Patented Jan. 8, 1946 UNITED STAT ES PATENT OFFICE.

ROLLS Paul Schultze, Danbuiy, Comm, assignor' to Doran Brothers, Incorporated, Danbury, Conn, a corporation of Connecticut Application April 29, 1942, Serial No. 441E044 19' Claims.

Thisinvention relates to an apparatus ior the construction or assembly of high speed picker roll elements, such as the picker rolls or picker cylinders employed in apparatus for blowingor separating fur for felt manufacture.

One of the objectsof this invention isto provide a practical and reliable apparatus for rapidly and efficiently assembling the picker pins to their support and in a manner to provide and maintain dynamic balance. Anctherobject is to provide an efficient apparatus, capable of operat ing at high speed, for Setting or embed-ding the shank ends of pointed pick pins rigidly and secu'rely in their cylindrical support with such uniformity of. distribution over the surface of the support and. with such identity of distance from the axis of the rotary support as will achieve, at the high speeds of operation of the picker r011 structure, good. dynamic balance. Another obfjec't' is to provide an apparatus for assembling picker elements, such. as pins, to hollow rotary supports in a manner to insure interchangeability or replacement of the ultimate picker roll elementl Another object is to provide an apparatus that will be capable, at high rate of speed; of feeding the pointed pins, from a suitable supply or mass thereof in which they are haphazardly" contained, always with thesame one of their dissimilar" ends headed in the same" direction'; to the pin-forcing device; but in a manner to insure continued rapidity of successive action oithe device. An other object is to provide an apparatus of the just-mentioned character in which high speed of successive orintermittent actionofthe pin forcing devicemay be dependably achieved without risk of the device missing apin and hence in'ter rupting the assembly operation. Another object is to provide an apparatus of the above-mentioned character in which the pin-forcing device may be operated with a simple intermittent or' reciprocating motion and is synchronously supplied with pins in" a: mannerto permit operation of the device' at high speed;

Another object is to provide an apparatus for setting or embedding the shank end of metal pins in a non-metallic base, such as a' rotary support, made of a material like phenolic condensation product preferably laminated with textile or like fibrous material, and that will be capable of relatively high speed of operation and at ror f or pressures to effect a strong and rigid securing of the pins in place. Another Obl0t is to pro: vide' an apparatus of the above-mentioned char;

acter that will be capable of so setting or embeddingalso threaded shank ends of the pins.

Another object is to provide an apparatus in which a reciprocating or intermittently operating pin-setting: or pin-forcing device. will have resented t it synchronously and temporarily guided or held in relation to it the pins to be; set or forced into position in the rotary roller i jinent, and in a manner to permit high rate qr pin-setting operation and to achieve qeperdabir ity of successive and rapid action. Another ibijectis to provide a simple, eflicient and diien'd able mechanism force-relating and syh'clirp 1 ing the pinl-supplying'means with a means assembling the pin to the pity-forcing device; Another object is to provide an appar'at for temporarily assemblinga, pin to a successivelyacting pin-forcing. device and- Which apparatus. will be capable of spare and reliable construction and capable ofhigh speed of operation andease and simplicity of synchronization with the suc cessive action" of the pin-forcing device. Another object isto provide an apparatus of the justmentioned character with simple, reliable'and efficierit means for preventing the pinforcing device and the mechanism for temporarily as? sembling apin to the latter from handling an m er sh res a 9 w n e r d nd tar end where it has dissimilar ends.

Another object is to provide an apparatus of the above-mentioned character that will be of improved and compact construction, of reliable action,v and well adapted to Ineetthe varying con-v ditions of; hard practicalu'se. Other objects- Will be in part obvious or in part pointed out hereinafter. "The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,v combinations of elements, and arrangements of parts as will be exemplified in the structure to be hereinafter described and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the following claims. a

In the accompanying drawings, which is shown one of various possible embodiments of my inventionf Figure 1 is a front elevation of the complete apparatus:

Figure 2 is a plan i'l'ietlf thereof with certain parts omitted or ,broker'i away to show certain other parts more clearly;

Figure 3 is an end elevation as Seen from the left in Figure 1;

Figure" l is a sectional View as seen along the line 4-4 of Figure 1,. certain partsb'eing'brokfi away cremated: V

Figure is a view as seen along the line 5 5 of Figure 1;

Figure 6 is a view of part of the apparatus as seen along the line 6-6 ofFigure 5;

Figure '7 is a detached vertical sectional view Figure 11 is an elevation, partly in section, as

seenalong the line ll-ll ofFigureG.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings. i

As conducive to a clearer understanding ofcertain features of this invention, it might here be noted that, in the fur felt industry, blowing machines are employed to effect separation from the desired fur fibres of heavier fur. fibre and and that in such machines there are employed picker rolls that have to be driven at high rotary speeds, speeds *on the order of 4,000 R. P. 'M;, the

separating action above mentioned taking place, in

eral may be axially aligned, may be mounted upon a drum-like shaft of metal onto which it snugly fits and is sleeved and suitably secured thereto, and as so mounted may function in the sist the reactions of the mechanical forces exerted in the blowing machine; thus, they may be of a diameter on the order of 1 They have shank 22 preferably cylindrical and in the form of Figure 9' the shank is provided with threads 23 of relatively'large pitchand preferably terminating short of the stub end of the pin, thus to leave a portion 22*- of the shank substantially free of threads and of a diameter on foreign or undesirable material, like pieces of skin,

the order of the root diameter of the threads 23.

By any suitable means, the sleeve 20 is provided, as'by drilling, with holes H preferably arranged in one or more helical'rows, illustratively four helical rows R R2, R3 and R, as indicated coaction with other elements, as a result of the e high velocity imparted to the particles by the rapidly revolving picker rolls. the heavier 0r undesired particles or materials are caused to exert centrifugal forces sufficient to In such actions,

discharge them tangentially away from' the lighter or desired fur fibres, the latter being 1 moved in' the desired direction by air currents produced by the projecting picker pins of the high speed picker roll. y

To achieve these actions requires high peripheral velocities and I have found that where the or may have a multiple thread or large pitch 1 thereon so as to cut their own thread when forced into the support.

At these high peripheral velocities and with th relatively substantial size: or mass of the pins,

there should be ,good dynamic balance of the I picker roll and such a secure anchorage of the pins therein asto resist the components of cen trifugal force tending to dislodge them, for loss of pins would not only diminish the action and Moreover, the pins are V ry numerous. To provide a practical, efiicient and high speed j efficiency of the picker roll but also effect unbalance.

threaded stud 3| apparatus for uniformly distributing and assembling and, anchoring such picker pins to a rotary j picker roll element is one of the dominant aims of this invention.

anchoring the pins comprises a tubular or sleevelike element indicated generally by the reference character 20 in Figures 1, 2 and 5 of the drawterial of good tensile strength, and preferably of j a mouldable material such as phenolic. condensain Figure 1, analogous to a multiple thread'of substantial pitch, the holes, as is better indicated in Figure 5, extending completely through the wall of the sleeve-20, the diameter of the holes H is somewhat less than the diameter of the shank 22 of the pins P where the latter are plain, as in Figure 8, so that the fit of the'shank into a hole is analogous to a force fit, and where pins of steep pitch threads are employed as in Figure 9, the diameter of the holes is just about equal to the root. diameter of the threads 23 so that the threads have to cut themselves a corresponding threaded pathway into the material of the sleeve 20, the pin undergoing rotary movement in the process. The tough character of the material of sleeve 20 thus causes it, in either case, to securely grip and envelop the shank of the pin when the latter is forced home, the shank becoming in effect tightly embedded and securely anchored in the material. The great number of pins are'to be assembled to the sleeve with a security or anchorage like that above mentioned and moreover with their centers of mass equidistant from the axis of the sleeve. r 7

The apparatus for effecting such assembly comprises a bas 25 with supports or legs 26, and upstanding from the base 25 are standards 21 and 28 of which standard 21 is rigidly and fixedly secured as by the screws 30 and standard 28 is detachablysecured to the base as by a threaded stud 3| projecting downwardly from thestandard 28 through an open-ended slot 32 in the base 25, receiving a hand-operated clamping nut 33. In standard 21 is rigidly anchored, as by a pin 35, a relatively heavy;and strong shaft 36 whose opposite end enters a hole 31 in the standard 28, thus to support the righthand end of the shaft 36. 7

I ings, being relatively thin-walled, made of a mation product, preferably with fibrous material such as layers of suitable fabrics embedded therein and impregnated by and boundtogether with the phenolic condensation product. 'The sleeve 1 element may have an inside diameter of 2%,

an outside diameter of 31%", making'awall thick ness of. 5". Such a sleeve element, of which sev- Shaft 36 rotatably and slidably supports a cylindrical structure ofwhich the right-hand portion is in the form of a mandrel-39 of a length appropriate to receive thereon the sleeve 20 and of which theleft-hand portion isthreaded as at 40, th portion 40 having thereon threads which in numberand pitch correspond to the number and pitch of the rows of the holes H in the sleeve 20. Thus, where .the latter has four rows or helixes, portion 40 has four threads, T T T and T V V Suitable means are provided for fixingthe position of the sleeve 20 relative to the threads. of element 40. Since, in the preferred construction or the above-mentioned picker rolls, I prefer to sleeve several sleeves 20 ontothe driving and supporting drum or shaft and since for that purpose I' provide the perip eral endsv of th sleeves with cut-outs 26 and 26 preferably each of 180 extent and displacedfrom each other by 180 so that successive sleeves interfit and interlock at their adjacent ends, I prefer to utiliz such stepped or cut-out ends of the sleeve for fixing its-position relative to the threaded part 40 and hence, intermediate of the parts 36 and 40 I may provide an annular shoulder H. presenting at its right-hand end, as viewed in Figure 1 a step or cut-out'of 180 extent with which th left-hand end-of sleeve 20- interfits and thus holds the sleeve 20- against rotation relative to the mandrel 3.9 as is clear from Figures 1 and 2, and onto theend of'mandrel 39 I may slip a collar 42 temporarily anchored as by a set screwl3 to hold the. sleeve 20= against axial movement outof interlocking relation with the shoulder H In drilling the helical row or rows of holes H the start of each helix is properly related to. the cut-outs 20- and 20 of the sleeve so that hence all drilled sleeves that are in succession related to the mandrel 3-9 to have the pins forced into their holes have their helix or helixes. of holes always properlyrelated to the threaded member 40' and also to the fixed point in the apparatus, later described, where the pin is to. be driven home 1 By loosening up the hand nut 38, the. standard 28. may be slipped off toward the right, leaving the shaft 36 supported as a cantilever from the standard 212', whence, after loosening the collar 41, the. collar and the sleeve 20 may he slipped ofl i th mandrel 3.9 and right-hand end of shaft 36, to be replaced by another, by a reverse sequence of steps, it being noted that. the; base 25 is suitably shaped as. at 44. to. form. a seatforthe standard 2.8 andthereby'fix the position to which it is returned.

The mandrel 3.9; has an outside diameter to snugly receive the sleeve 20 thereover; so. that the'cylindrical surfac of mandrel 3.9. closes oil forms the bottoms for all of the holes H in the sleeve 20 (see: Figure 5.)... lihe structure 39:.4.fl. malt be made. hollow. or tubular, if desired, ex-v centing: of: course: at those portions, such as the ends;. where, it. is bored to; a diameter to form a sliding'and rotary fit relative to the fixed shaft 3.5;.

shaft. 351 is of sufficient extent relative to the-lengthof; the; structure 39-46 to; give a range Oi:S dingmovementsufficient to traverse the enire length of the" sleeve; 20, relative to; the. point where-the apparatus; operates. to force a. pin. into ahole; the sleeve; and in the form shown, in the drawings, that point is inthe'vertical axis Qt aiveo tically mo eable p -f in device wh ch n ludes a. p un er preferab y located: unde neath and in linewith the vertical plane through, hezshait-afii Assh wn; in Figures 1: and the sleeve 20 is at a point substantiallyhalfwayofins gnia-traver e alonesha tit- (loadin with the threaded element is a lQq 'iq-flf having. a. face 413* (Figure. 2.). that is curved. and h eaded to. ma e; with; th thread d surfae or the; part; Ml, being like a. segment of Block: H. is'held. against movement lengthwise ojgtheguiding shaftSQbut is mounted. tobemoved towardor awar'frqm thread d mentl s s to oilseed on hseneageitsthread;, Conveniently.

t s' su no tadmnian arm itenxedrtoiaishafme that. has an arm 50: fixed to its. other. and, shaft 419 being supported in two. upstanding bosses. 5.1. and 52 in which it and the arms may oscillate as a unit and by which this, unit is, held against axial movement,

Suitable means are provided to hold the block M: in engagement with the. threaded part 40 and such means preferably comprises a spring: 53' con, nected to arm 50. and to an arm 54 (Figures 2 and 3) secured to a shaft 55 supported in bosses 56 and 51 projecting upwardly from the base 25 like they bosses 5l-52 that support. shaft 46-,

Shaft 55 can swing in the bosses 56-5! but. is held against axial movement. by the. engagement of arm 54 with the boss 56 and by the. engagement of an arm 58 at its other end; with the boss 51. Arms 54 and 58 extend upwardly and, inparallel: ism (Figures 2, 3 and 4); and in their upper ends fixedly support the ends of a. holding pawl 60 which, being conveniently in the form offa square rod, presents throughout its length, which is at least equal to the traverse stroke of the. structmev 36-46, a single tooth-like portion for coaction with a toothed ratchet. wheel 6|. mounted or formed at the left-hand end of the rotary and slideable structure 3.9r4ll. Thushold-ing pawl 60 may coact with the ratchet. wheel 6i at any point in the axial movement of the wheel 6| whose. teeth are in number the same as the.- number of holes H in a single turn of' the sleeve 21101; of the helical row of holes.

Spring 53 will thusbe seen to bias the threaded block 411 into engagement with. the threads. of part 40; and to bias: also the holding ,pawl 60- into proper coaction with the ratchet wheel. 6t, and normally holds each of them in its proper coacting relation. But pawl: 66 may be disengaged from ratchet wheel" 6| manually. simply by swinging it away from the ratchet wheel, and against the tension of spring 53; and in a similar way block 41 may be manually disengaged from theithreade ed part 46.

To. the left of ratchet wheel 6], as seen in Figures 1 and 2, the structure 39-40; is constructed as at 63, to provide a bearing for the hub 6 1"- of a bell crank lever 64' having an upwardly directed arm. GAP by which. is. pivotallycarried, as by the pin 65; a pawl 66 urgedin any suitable way, asby its own weight, into coacting'relation to theiratchet wheel 61 (seeFigures 3and41).

The other arm. 64 of the bell. crankl'even 64 extends. rearwardly and: downwardly.- and has securedg to. it one end: of: arod 61 whose other end is rigidly secured to: the arm 68?" of a lever; 68 whose hub. 68*. a bearing co-axial with: the bearing; of. hub 64? of lever 64, and this bearing is conveniently and preferably formedin'. the: lefthand portion of the shoulderd'l; (Figures: 1 'andiZJl ofr-the:structure39a40.

A bracket. 10 secured. adjacent the. rear end of the base 25 carries a horizontalipin H: (Figures123 3- and4') which forms a. horizontal pivot for one arm 12 of :a V-shaped lever: l2? (see Figure 1 at whose apex is mounted aroller T32whichis thereby positioned underneath. the rod? 61', andwhose other arm 12" extends: downwardly. through: a suitable aperture in the: base 25.; and has=mounted on its end a rolleror cam follower T4 for== coa'ction with a cam 15.

Cam I5: is mounted: upon a shaft 1 1' extending transversely of and below the base 25 fromwhich extend downwardly suitablermeans,such as ani'arm 1.8 and'noneaof the legs 26. suitablybored; or pro videdfiwithbearingsfor theshaft lr'l;

Byimeans; of theirotatingwamiltq thexl'everli mentioned angle.

members ,8! and 82.

isactuated in clockwise direction about itsipivot pin' (as viewed in Figure 1') and givena return stroke, once for each revolution of the cam 15 and at'a suitable point in its rotation, camrfol- 'lower being held in coaction with the cam'15 in any suitable way as, for example, by the weight of the lever 12 and the weight of the rod 61 and the lever arms 64. and 68v which tend to swing downwardly or in counter-clockwise. direction, as viewed in Figure 3. w

Accordingly, upon the upward swing or stroke of lever 12 (Figurer4)j roller '13 moves upwardly and, being in engagement with the rod 61 irrespective of the position of the structure 39'40 I but being entered into thenext succeeding space under the bias of spring 53, thus not only to hold the structure 39-40 in its new position, but also, by bottoming in the succeeding space, accurately fixing the step or rotary movement to the above And as that rotary movement takes place, the coaction between the threaded part40 and the block 41 (Figure 1) efiects'a movement of translation of the structure 39-40 along its guiding support 36, and with the actuating pawl moving in the direction above described and with the threads on part 40 being as shown in Figure 1, that step 'of rotary movement 'is accompanied by a step of traverse of the structure 39-40 in a,

direction toward the right as viewed in Figure 1. There is thus brought into alignment with the vertical axis of plunger 45 the next succeeding. hole H of' the particular helix of holes being operated -upon.- V I 1 Plunger 45, at the conclusion of the'just-described movements is in lowermost position, a

' position better shown in Figure 7 and it is brought :into that position, by mechanism about to be described, in order to achieve the actuation of separable throat elements which in Figures 5 and 7 are shown as comprising two pivotally mounted These members are pivotally mounted on pins 83 and 84 carried in spaced ears formed in the upper portion of a boss.85 preferably formed'integrally with the base 25 and lbored or drilled as at 86 to form an accurate guide for the cylindrical plunger 45 to guide its axis preferably in a line at right angles to, and

intersecting, the axis of the mandrel Hand 1 hence of the sleeve 20.

The separable throat elements 8 I --82 are biased With plunger 45 in its lowermost position as formed generally to the shape of the pointed or tapered ends 2| of therpins P (Figures 8 and 9),

a. pin P is supplied to the plunger 45 and injected into the recess'fl pointed end first, from'a supply magazine generally indicated by the reference character 89 and by coacting mechanism to insure that no pin is supplied to the plunger reversed end for end and to insure reliable assembly of the pin to the plunger, during the short interval of time available. I

Magazine 89 comprises a base plate 90 supported .at an incline by an upward and rearward extension of the bracket 10 and extending centrally through'the plate member 90 and having a suitable bearing in the outer end of bracket 10 r is a shaft 9| at whose upper end is secured a by the thumb nut 94; at the lower end of hub somewhat conically shaped hub 93, being preferably detachably secured in anysuitable way as 1 93 is secured a circular plate 96 of a thickness on the order of the diameter of the pins P, and extending about the periphery of the rotary disk 96 is a cylindrical wall 98, parts 96 and 98 together forming a container into which a suitable quantity of pins P are placed. Brackets 91 se- 7 cure part 98 to the base 90.

At the outer periphery of the bottom or plate element 96, which 'rests snugly and .fiatwise against the upper face of the frame plate 90 and relative to which it rotates, and Within the circular or. cylindrical boundary formed by the inner face of the wall element 98, I provide in the'meme ber 96 a series of apertures or recesses I00 which have substantially the same shape as the pins P as the latter are viewed in Figures 8 and 9 or as they are shaped in central longitudinal crosssection and hence each recess or 'slot I00 has a portion I00 corresponding to'the shank part 22 of the pins and a tapered forward portion [00 corresponding to the tapered or pointe'd'portions 2| of the pins, and as shown in Figure 6, the apertures or slots I00, preferably substantially equidistantly spaced are arranged in succession but with the tapered portions I00? of all of them heading in the same direction.

l in Figure 7 and being provided, in line with its axis, with a tapered hole or recess 81 that'is con- As the disk plate 96 is rotated in clockwise direction in Figure 6, its underface moves relative to the frame plate and its upper face,upon which the haphazardly arranged mass of pins rests, tends to drag the pins along with it, but due to the tilt of the structure as better appears in Figure'5, the mass of pins tends to gravitate and remain somewhat concentrated within the lower left hand portion of the container 9698.

This gravitatiomaided by the rotary movement of the bottom plate 96, insures the lining upof the pins tangentially and in the, general region of the apex of the angle between the wall 98 and the bottom plate 96 where they are of lowest elevation, and individual pins tend to hug into that apex. Such of them as do so with their pointed ends heading clockwise (Figure 6) fall into the slots I00, one by one, as the slots are successively brought through the region of lower elevation of the magazine, resting against the frame'plate 90 relative to'which they are carried or moved clockwise. 7

Such of the pins'as are not thus trapped in a slot I00, for example, pins that have their shank ends headed in clockwise direction, cannot register with and enter a slot, but in the processor being agitated and moved around by the slow rotation of the plate 96 eventually become turned end for'end, gravitate into the above-mentioned apex, and enter or are trapped by the slots I00, and thus start upon their controlled movement of translation about the axis of the magazine."

In the frame plate 90 is rornied-astraight channel-IN of a depth and width adequate to accommodate pins P, as shown in Figures 5 and I3, and channel IOI extends in a direction so that it partakes of the incline of the frame plate 90 and so that it underlies the rotary bottom plate 06 and is tangent to the circle along which the midpoints of the slots I are aligned. This relationship of tangency is generally-indicated in Figure 6 at A.

Accordingly, pins P which-become seated. in the slots I80 as the latter traverse the region substantially like that indicated at B, are transported in clockwise direction from the region B and as the slots I00 are successively brought to the region A of tangency and hence successively brought into a position overlying and aligned,

with the channel I 0|, the pins, no longer finding support upon the upper face of the frame plate 90, drop into the channel IIlI and due to its inelination slide downwardly toward the left as viewed in Figure 5, along the channel. Should the channel Ill] be filled throughout its length by pins P, the pins in the channel IOI prevent the pin in a slot Hi8. from dropping into the channel ml and any such pin remains in the slot I0 0 and has to make a 360 circuit of movement before it is again presented at the region of tangency to the channel IOI.

The number of slots I and the rate of drive of the slotted plate 96 are such that, even allowing for failure of pins to enter some of the slots during a single rotation,-pins are presented at the region A of tangency at a rate greater than the rate at which the plunger 45 can assemble the pins to the sleeve 20 as the latter is given step bystep rotary and traverse movements, thus to insure against gaps in any helical row of pins on the sleeve 20.

The shaft 9! (Figure 5) of the magazine structure is preferably driven from an auxiliary shaft I04 rotatably supported preferablyunderneath the frame 25 in suitable spaced bearing bosses M5 and I06; driving connection from shaft I04 to the magazine shaft 9! may be effected by reduction gearing such as the small bevel gear I01 on shaft I 04 driving the large bevel gear I08 on a shaft I59 extending upwardly and at an incline through a bearing support I I0 secured to the base 25, whence shaft I69 and magazine shaft 9|. are connected by any suitable-form of flexible or universal joint indicated at I II.

Shaft I04 (Figure 5) is preferably driven in synchronism or timed relation with the main drive shaft 11 abOVe mentioned, and a convenient driving connection between the two, for this purpose, may comprise sprockets H2 and II3 and a chain II4. This timed relationship I effect because I prefer to actuate from shaft I04 certain mechanisms which coact with the above-mentioned separable throat elements 8IB2 and with the above-described magazine construction, particularly with the action that takes place at the region A of 'tangency, and conveniently I actuate such mechanisms from cams H6 and II I (Figures 3 and 5) mounted upon shaft I04;

In Figure 1, cam H6 is seen in side elevation to indicate the general character of its shape and cam I I? is of the same shape but is displaced from cam H6 by a'suitable number of degrees as later pointed out. Coacting with these two cams are cam followers I I8 and I I9, conveniently in the form of vertically extending rods, biased into cam-following relation by any suitable means, conveniently by their own weight,and

provided with any suitable means, such as apertures I20 and I2I in the base 25 and apertures I22 and I23 in a block I24 adjacent their upper ends, for slideably supporting and guiding them.

Block I24 is secured to or supported from an elongated downwardly inclined member I26 rigidly secured at its upper end to the magazine frame plate 9E! and having formed in its upper face a channel I2! which is aligned with the channel'IQI in the frame plate so and forms in effect a continuation thereof, and preferably throughout the lower extent thereof as seen in Figure 5, the channel extension I2! is covered over as by the strip-like member I28 removably secured in place as by screws I29. Throughout its lower portion it may be given a suitable degree of curvature to bring the lower end or terminus of. the channel extension I27 at a greater inclination and in better alignment with the separable throat elements 8I 82 which, in turn, form substantially'an extension of the channel extension I 21 (see Figure '7).

The pivoted throat element BI (Figures 6 and '7) has at its right-hand end a bottom face 8l= that registers] with the upper face of plunger 01 when the latter is in the position shown in Figure '7 and at its righthand endit terminates in a slightly curved and almost vertical face 8| and is slotted as at I3I, the slot having parallel side walls spaced apart by adistance equal to the width of the channel extension I21 with which the open end, in the vertical face BI, of the slot I3I is in alignment, while the left-hand wall'of the slot I3I extends vertically (Figure 7), being shaped so that a pin, entering the recess 81 in the plunger 45 pointed end first, just about contacts the U-shaped (see, Figure 7) walls of the slot I3I as the pin snugly seats itself in the tapered recess- 81 and assumes a true, upright position.

The throat element 82 is of a thickness to pass freely into the slot I 3I through the right-hand open end thereof in throat element 8|, and it has a pin-engaging or guiding face 82. whose righthand end is in alignment with the bottom face of the channel extension I2! (Figure 7) and whose left-hand end is substantially tangent to the tapered recess 81 in plunger 45, it being noted that this edge face 82 may conveniently be curved and may have the axis of pivoting-of throat element 82 as its axis of curvature. Along the lower underside of the channel member I26 and in line with the channel I 21 therein, there is formed or milled a slot I32 preferably intersecting the bottom of the channel extension I21, so that the edge face 82 may align itself neatly as an extension of the bottom of the channel I21 and also so that throat element 82may be swung in clockwise direction out of the path of upward movement of plunger 45, as shown in Figure 5. Both throat elements 8I-82, when swung upwardly and away from each other by the upper end face of the plunger 45 as the latter moves upwardl from the position shown in Figure l, ultimately assume the respective positions shown in Figure 5 which they are given by the co-action with the throat elements of the external cylindrical face of the plunger 45 against which, and in co-actionwith which, they are maintained by the pull of their own respective weights which, as earlier noted, bias them, about their pivots, to swing toward each other,

Accordingly, with the parts in the P sition shown in Figure '7, a pin, controlled as above and later described, may slide down the channel ex- 7 channel extension I21. W narrow slots I35 and i tions' 22- (Figures '8 7 when in stopping position, each gate may straddle tension I21 at considerable velocity, the time elements being short and the inclination of the channel carrying element I26 being appropriately steep. This occurs With the plunger 45,

therewith of the plunger 45 against the external cylindrical face of which they are biased or urged by their own weights so that downward move- 'ment of the plunger 45, from the position in Figure to the position shown in Figure '7, in effect cams them into throat-forming relation by an action reverse from that in which the plunger 45 in effect cams them out of its way andinto the position shown'in Figure 5.

Emerging from the terminus of channel extension I21, pointed end first, the speedily moving pin is now precluded from bouncing or from falling'over or from improperly entering its pointed end into the plunger recess 81. The parallel side W'allsbf the U-shaped slot I3I, in throatelement 8| (see Figure?) prevent the pin from wobbling sideways (that is, in an up or down direction as viewed in Figure 6) and the left-hand wall of the slot" I3I in .coaction with the inclined or curved throat surface'82 effect a neat and positive guiding of the point of the pointed end into I may straddleand hold the next succeeding pin P against downward movement in the channel, even though its pointed end touches the flat or stub end of the pin stopped by the gate I36. f

With the pins all of the same length, and lying in end to end contact in the channel IDI (Figure 6), the gate I35 is positioned at such a point or distance from the region A of tangency that, assuming the inclined channel I! to be completely filled with the gate I35 in stopping position, the uppermost pin of the row of pins in channel IGI is just about at that point in the region A of tangency where it 'was when it dropped from a slot I00 into the channel IIJI, so that a succeeding pin brought by the bottom plate 95 to the region of tangency cannot'fall or drop into the channel IUI and slides over the pin already at that point without becoming jammed. Hence element 95 with its'slots I00 does not drop a pin into channel IBI unless and until gate I35, in coaction with gate I36 as later described, per-- mits a downward advancing movement of the as just stated, gate pins in channel IBI by the distance of the length the wide upper end of the tapered recess 81 the curvature or inclination of the wall surface 82 bringing the pin progressively more and more into an upright position and hence'into alignment with the vertical axis of the recess Bland plunger 45. The left-hand wall of slot I3I limits the extent of this tilting of the pin (in counter-- clockwise direction as viewed in Figure 7), and

thus prevents any tendency of the'pin to oscillate as it seats its pointed end in the tapered recess 51, and thus insures against delay in proper seating. of the pin, only a very short interval of time being available.

While these actions are taking place, the magazine B9 continues to bring pins successivel to the 'regionA of tangency but the supply of anotherpin to the channel extension I21 must be of one pin, thus clearing a space in the channel ItI at the region A of tangency for a succeeding pin to drop into it. e

Just about when plunger and the throat elements til-82 reach the relationship shown in Figure '1 and described above in detail, cam

IIS lifts the gate I36 upwardly away from cross slot'I38 (Figures 5 and 6), thus releasing the pin theretofore held by the gate I35, cam I I1 during this action leaving gate I35 in closing position and enteredjnto the slot I31, thus to hold back the pins that are lined up in channel IIII between the gate I35 and the region A of tangency. The

single pin thus released rapidly slides down along the steeply inclined channel extension I21 and becomes assembled to the recess 81 in plunger 45 in the manner above described.

. The upward stroke of plunger 45 now com mences and also the gate I36v is returned to closing position and gate I35is moved to releasing or open position, allowing the aligned pins in channel IIII to slide downwardly by a distance equal to the length of a pin, the foremost pin and 7 hence the movingrow of pins being stopped by prepared and held in readiness and at the same time jamming of pins at the region A of tangency, with resultant jamming of the channel I Ill and of the rotary magazine, should be guarded against. HereI prefer to utilize the timed actuations of the cams H6 and H1 and arrange theirv cam followers H8 and H9 to control, in proper timed-relation, two gates I35 and I36 (Figure 6) which are related to the channel IOI-l21 and to the region A of tangency.

Gates'I35 and I36 (see Figures 2, 10 and 11) extend transversely of the, above-mentioned channel, being spaced lengthwise thereof by a distance equal substantially to the length of a 7 pin, and the bottom edges of the gates bottom in slots I31. and I38 respectively that extend transversely of the channel carrying member I26 and thatare'of a depth equal tothe depth of the The gates have relatively 11) formed in-them from their lower edges,.the slots being-of a width lessjthan the shank porand 9) of the pins so that,

a portion of the tapered end of a pin -and thus holdit from moving along the'channel, and as shown in Figure 6, with gatel3fi holding a pin P Thus also the channel IIII in closed gate I36.

tangency is cleared for the rethe region A of 'ception of another pin.

The channel IOI is preferably of a length appropriate to accommodate a suitable number of pins, such as that suggested in Figure 6, so that gates I35 and I36 may function to release individual pins to the throat and plunger in the event that several slots I00 should be brought aroun'd to the region A of tangency in an empty condi- The gates I35 and 13s have arms I35 and I36 pinned or otherwise secured to shafts. MI and I36? (see Figures '10 and V V I42 respectively mounted in bearings formed in a bearing block I43 secured as by screws I44 to the upper face of the channel carrying member I21, and shafts MI and I42 have secured to them lever arms I45 and I46 which at their outer ends (Figure 5) overlie and are engaged by the cam-follower rods II9 and II 8 respectively. Any suitable means may be employed to'bias the gates into closing position, and conveniently the weight of the parts, including the weight of the lever members I45 and I46 may serve that purpose. acting also to maintain the lever arms in engagement with the cam follower rods. Preferably lever arm I45 overlies lever arm I 46, thelatteri being suitably apertured as'at I1"; to permit the free passage therethrough of cam follower rod 119 into engagement with the lever arm I45.

The above-mentioned upward stroke of plunger 45 and control of its return stroke is preferably achieved by a cam 14! on the main drive shaft 11 (Figures 1, 3 and 4), shaped as shown in Figure 1, with the drive of shaft 11 being counterclockwise. Coacting with cam 41 is a cam follower or roller 148 rotatably supported by a pin I50 between the bifurcations 151 and 155i of a lever 151, whose left-hand end 151, as seen in Figure l, is pivotally supported by a shaft or pin 15! carried by two spaced bosses 153 and 1-58 projecting downwardly from the base 25.

At the righthand end as seen in Figure 1, the lever parts 151 151 which extend to either side of the downwardly extending guiding boss 85 for the plunger 45 (Figure have pivctaliy secured to them, as by pins 155 and 155, links 15! and 158 respectively which, at their lower ends, pivotally engage as by pins or trunnions 161 and 162 a plunger carrier I63 of appropriate vertical extent and having a vertical bore or hole IE therein in which is received the lower end of the plunger 45.

Where the pins P are threaded, as in Figure 9, so that the pin undergoes rotary movement as it is forced under substantial pressure into a hole H in the sleeve 20, the plunger 45 is Preferably supported in the carrier 163 so that the plunger also may partake of rotary movement with the pin. For this purpose I preferably interpose between the lower end of plunger 45 and the bot-- tom of the bore 154 a hardened steel ball 4 65 (Figure '5) preferably giving the end face of the plunger 45 a concavity to form a seat 155 to hold the ball 1'65 coaxially of the plunger '45, thus to bring its point of tangen'cy with the bottom oi the bore 164 in coincidence with the vertical axis 01 the plunger and thus insuring ease or nicety of rotary movement of the plunger relative to its carrier 163.

Whether or not the plunger -45 is mounted'f-or rotary movement, I preferably provide suitable means for adjusting the extent to which the upper end of the plunger 45 approaches the axis of the mandrel 39 (Figure '5'), in order to facilitate accommodating the apparatus to various requirements such as changes in diameter of the sleeve 2-0, different lengths of pins, and the like, but also to insure that, for given conditions, the upward stroke of plunger 45 is such as will bring the end faces of all of the pins, whether the latter are threaded or not, into coincidence with the inner cylindrical surface of the sleeve 21] and against the outer cylindrical face of the mandrel 39.

A convenient and preferred means comprises :a. screw I61 threaded into the lower end portion of the bore 164 of the carrier 163, the end face of the screw I61 thus forming the bottom wall of the socket-like bore I64 into which the lower end of the plunger 45 is seated, and with otherwise fixed stroke of up and down movement of the 1 carrier 1 63, as by the lever .151 and cam 14?! (fig-- ure 1), the plunger 45 may be raised or lowered relative to the carrier 1153, by adjusting the screw 18'! which may be looked as by the lock nut i513.

thus permitting accurate fixing of the upper limit of movement of the upper end face of the plunger 45.

As above noted, the plunger 45 is nicely guided in its up and down stroke by the :bore 86 in'the guiding bosses 85, and due to the connection of carrier =l=63 tothe lever 15-1 by the links 1 51-4 53', the carrier 163 follows the straight line of upland down motion determined by the guiding of the plunger 45 in the bore 86, the links 151-4 58 partaking of a slight amount of swing (see Figure 1) about their lower pivotal connections :15 1 -1t2 as the axis of the upper pivotal connections 155.l5'6 to the lever 151 partakes of a relatively small arcuate motion under the control of cam 441. But the links.15l-:I'58 insure, during the upward stroke of the plunger, a nicely balanced and positive application of driving force to the carrier 153 and hence to the plunger, and thus each pin may be dependably pressed or'foroed into the above-described anchoring relationship to the material forming the walls of its hole H in the sleeve 20, and moreover, each one of the numerous pins becomes positioned at exactly the same distance from the axis of the sleeve 2 0 that the centers of mass of all of the pins are equidistant from that axis and with equal spacing about the circumference of the sleeve-'20, nicety of dynamic balance results.

In Figures 1 and 5, the plunger 451's shown in its uppermost position, the cam 14! having its highest point in engagement with the cam roller 148, it being noted that as the plunger moves from the position shown in Figure 7 to that shown in Figure 5, throat elements 81 and-32 are displaced in counterclockwise and clockwise directions, respectively, by the action of the plunger 45 itself, the bias of the throat elements urging and holding them against the sides of the plunger '45, as shown in Figure '5, and biasing and moving them back into the positions shown in Figure *7 as the plunger recedes or moves downwardly from.

the position of Figure '5 to that of Figure *7.

During the upward stroke of plunger '45, the mandrel 39 and hence sleeve 20 are "held in fixed position with the next succeeding hole of that particular helix or row presented to and fixedly held in line with the upwardly moving p-in car ried the plunger, and as the plunger recedes and hence moves downwardly as a result of movement of cam 14 1 in counterclockwise direction from the position'shown in Figure 1, it being noted that the weight of the plunger 45, carrier 153 and lever I51 insure biasing of the cam follower always into engagement with the cam 141, cam 116 (Figures 1 and 5) continues to hold gate 136 closed, the cam follower I 13 thereof being still on .a low part of the cam, while cam 111, having opened the gate I35 (Figures 5 and 6) shortly after cam I t6 has closed the gate I36, such closure having taken place shortly after release of a single pin while the plunger 45 is in its lowermost position, now moves the gate 135 in closing position, thus to hold back the row of pins P in the channel 101 to the right of the gate I35, and :thus preparing for the release by gate 138 of the single pin held by the latter in advance or to the left of gate 135,

Following the withdrawal downwardly of plunger 45 from the pointed end of a pin just driven home by the plunger, cam 15 (Figures 1, 3 and 4) actuates the ratchet operating bar 61 Figures 2, 3 and 4) in an upward stroke followed by a retrograde stroke (see the humpin cam 15 of Figure 1 displaced about from the highest point of cam I41), thus to actuate the ratchet 35 to rotate the mandrel 39-40 throughout the angle subtended by'two successive holes H in a row and by the coaction between the threaded block 41 and the threads of part 40 to advance the mandrel slidably along its support 36 by the right amount,'locking pawl 60 acting to I lock to rotated parts accurately in their new posi-- tion.

By that time the lowest portion of ,cam I 41, that portion being of about 90? extent and of about the same radius throughout, comes into coaction with the cam follower I48,jthus to hold the .plunger in its lowermost position as shown in Figure 7, with the throat formingelements 8 I--32 restored to coacting relation with the pin receiving socket 81 in the plunger, and just about when the plunger arrives at its lowermost position, a

high portion of cam H6 rides the cam follower IIB upwardly to lift the gate I36, thus releasin the single pin that had been isolated between the two gates I35 and I36, that pin quickly moving down the channel extension I21 to be entered above de- 7 and shortly after such closure cam I I1 opens gate I35 to permit the row of pinsin channel IBI to slide downwardly to be stopped by closed gate I 36,

' and shortly thereafter cam I I! closes gate I35 in order thus to place the single pin between it and gate I36 under the sole control of gate I36.

Such sequences 'of steps to constitute a complete cycle thus take place during a single revolution of main drive shaft 17 and of cam shaft 7 I04, the ratio of driving connection between the two being 1 to 1, whence the cycle repeats itself 7 in rapid succession, illustratively at a rate to anchor about 60 pins per minute. I

' The main drive shaft may be driven in any suitable manner, conveniently by way of an electric motor III which may be secured to the underside of base 25 as indicated at In in Figure 1,

' whence a drive chain II3 connects the motor sprocket "4 with a sprocket II5 mounted on the rear end of shaft 'I'I. 7 Where the holes H in the sleeve member 20 .are arranged helically, the, operation is commenced, with the threads of part 4IIas shown in Figure 1, at the right-hand end or terminus of the helix of holes in the sleeve20, the latter being appropriately positioned in relation to the pointof operation of plunger 45, for that purpose, by

manually setting the structure 39-46 appropriately and relative to its support 36, the drive being halted for that purpose and the thread block 41 being withdrawn out of engagement with the threads of part 40, thus to permit manual sliding of 'the'structure relative to the supporting shaft 36, while positioning of the mandrel structure in arotary sense is permitted due to the yielding mounting of the locking pawl 60 and 1 the yielding mounting of driving pawl 66 which,

as seen in Figure 4, permits ease of manual rota tion in counterclockwise direction. However,

I either or both of'these pawl elements maybe dis engaged, if desired, for purposes of manual se I ting of the mandrel structure;

Having appropriately set it, the initial starting position is accurately fixed by the locking pawl [60' and by .the inter-engagement of'the threads of the block 41 and of thejjpart 40, whence the drive of theapparatus is started, repeatingthe '7 above-mentioned cycles until a complete helix of holes H is filled with pins, for example;v the helix corresponding to the row R of Figures 1 an d-2 f. The drive may now be stopped, and the mandrel reset in relation to the pointof operationof the plunger 45 to start action upon the nexthelix such as the helix R itbeing noted that here the thread block 4'! makes its re-engagement with the threads of part 46 in a relationship relatively displaced one with respect to the other by one thread of the part 40, that displacement corresponding to the axial spacing or displacement of the helix R, next to be filled with pins from the helix R. just filled, and upon completion of assembly of the pins to the second helix or row, the resetting of the mandrel structure 39-40 may again be elfected in the manner just described and repeated according to the number of helixes of holes that remain to have pins anchored or assembled thereto.

As the supply of pins in the magazine structure 89 diminishes, more are added thereto and upon completion of assembly of pins to a sleeve member 20 carried bythe mandrel 39, the-apparatus is stopped, collar 42 ofthe mandrel 39 is released and the supporting standard 28 removed, whence the completed picker roll section is removed from mandrel 39 and another sleeve'20 slipped onto the mandrel 39 whence the collar 42 and the standard 28 are replaced,the new sleeve member 20 being properly fixed in position 'by'the interlocking f its left-handend portion (Figure l) with the annular stepped shoulder 4I.

With the sleeve element 20 and the pins P of materials or'relative proportions as earlier above described, the resistance to ntry of the pins into their respective hole in the hollow cylindrical or sleeve element 20 may be substantial, but the drive of the plunger 45 takes place under adequate force or pressur to force fit the pins, whether the latter are threaded or not, and, dependably anchor them into the sleeve element, and where bedding' or anchoring of the pin shanks material of'th'e sleeve element; V

threaded pins are employed, such as the pinjof Figure 9, the lower ends of th threads preferably terminate short of the butt end of they pin sons to leave a short axial length of unthreaded shank of the pin for nicety of initial guiding or entry of the shank into its hole,.while the preferred rotary mounting of the plunger 45 in the carrier I63, as by th bore I64 and ball I65, gives such ease or facility'of rotation to the plunger -'-that, even under the substantial forces or" pressures which it exerts, the rotary movement of the pin in cutting its own thread is transmitted tothe plunger'with so little resistance that damage or distortion to the fin-like cutting threads on the pin or to the threads which it cuts into the walls of the hole is minimized or guarded against Thus it will be seen that there has been proj vided in this invention an apparatus in which assembly, with good anchorage, of the large num ber of pins to'each sleeve element, and is capable of ready and facile control. Also uniformity of distribution of the pin is assured, thus making for nicety of dynamic balance, each pin'being anchored or fixed at the same distance fromthe axis of the sleeve element. Also the apparatus is capable of exerting, even, though operating at substantial speed, the relatively large forces or I pressures appropriate to achieve the desired emin' the ammo .and' not in a, limiting sense.

I claim:v

1. An. apparatus for anchoring pointed pins. in a. supporting element, comprising. a: neciprocable plun er having, a recess'atits. upper end. for re.- ceining; the end of. a, pin, separable; throat, eler merits, overlying. said end, of. said, plunger when theilatter is; away, from. said supporting element and; having; means movable; supportin th m. o permit; movement. 011 the plunger in. its workin stroke means. forming. anincl-ined channel having at least a: bottom, wall and. two side, walls and terminating; adjacent said, throat elements. one ct Said. throat: elements, having a recess; with a lateral slot. connected. thereto v the. walls, oi. said throat element; recess. being substantially: aligned witnthe; wailsmfi said plunge-r recess;- and the, side walls on said: slotbeing. substantially; aligned. with thessaid: Side walls; ofsaid channels. the: com,-

throa-t element avin a; part. that.- enter said slot. to, form a. continuation: ct; Saidi bottom wall of said: channel, and. m ans; for effecting movement. or said: separable-throat? elements: in timed: relation tip the strokes;of:v said pl nger...

211 Air: apparatus; as: claimed; in; claim; 1;. in which. said movablw supportin said: sen.- ambla throat; elemsntsnomprises: pivotal; supports: fcnsaid thnoatz elements: supporting them smlagin z'moyement toward or: amay from: the line along whichsaid. plunger moves; and; which lime substantially defines the,- patlr of; movement of: said; plunger: nelatione tosaid th oat; elements and means whereby said: throat elements: are. biased", in swinging, inwardly: toward? said path of said plunger; whereby said; throat. elements are permitted to swing-outwardly-away from" said pat-it during thewworleing stroke of said; plunger and out: of the: way of the latter and to. swing inwardly toward said path and; interposition over said end of saiid plunger upon retrograde stroke of 'the latten.

' 3. An apparatus for anchoring pointed: pinsin a support, comprising a reciprocable" plunger having arecess at its end for receiving an end; of a pin, meansdormi'ng anextension of said: plunger recess and comprising means movable intoi alignmerit-with said end of the plungerwhen the; latis away from said support and movable out of the path of the plunger when the: latten moves toward said support; andi means: operating in timedrelation to the strokes: of said: plunger for supplying pins, one. at: avtime to: said: recess exe tension.

' 4: An apparatus: fonanchoring pointed! pins in a support; comprising: a; recipnocablea plunger having a recess atdts; end: fior'recciving am end": of a plan meansdorming an.- extension of: saidiplun errecess and, comprisingmeans movable; into alignment with said end of the plunger when: the

- lattenis away? from. said: support. and: movable: out

of? lihea'path or the; plunger;when the: lattermov toward; saidz support,. means operating intimed relation to; the strokes: r said. plunger for: mo v-- incrsaidmomblemeans: thatcomprisesaid recess extcnsionsandz means operatinginltimed relation thmtozfionsupnlying;saidlreeess extension-means witlr Rina 1 arm. apparatus: for anchoringointed pins. in

atsupport omprising mea s for m yahlx supportin th support. a. recin oca e. p e havingarecess. at; its. end for receiving. an endo f a pin, means for reciprocating said. plunger and for elfecting step by. step movement ofsaid support in. timed relation to the reciprocation of. said plunger means formin an. elongated channelfor containing a.line of .pins in, end to end relation and; with. their, pointed ends extending; inthe same direction, and means operating in timed relation to the strokes of 'said plunger for'transferring pins, one at a. time, from theheadj endfof said lineto said plunger recess; V

6, An apparatus for; anchoring pointedpinsin a support comprising means. for movably" sup porting the support, a. reciprocable plunger hai inga recess at its endforreceiving an end of 'a; pin; meansfor reciprocating said} plungenand for effecting step by step movement; of-'said= support; in timed'relation-tothe reciprocation of said plunger, means forming anelongated channel for containing a line of pinsin end toen-d'f'rel'ation and with their pointed ends extending inf the samedirection; said channel" having guiding means for guiding a pin therefrom into said along said channel; and means operating in ti-med'relationto the strokes of said plunger for operating said gate means sequentially for each cycle of plunger strokes to permit one by-one re leaseof pins-tosaid guiding means and 'step by step advance of said line of pins "along said channel. 7 An apparatus for" forcing'pins into the holes extending through the wall of a hollow cyllndrical support, comprising-a mandrel'having'a diameter. to snugly receive 'tliereover said cylindrical support and thereby close" off the inner ends of said holes, a reciprocable member-moveable in strokestoward and? away from I said mandrel and: having arecess for receiving the outer end portion of a'pin' with" its inner portion to-be entered and force-fitted into a hole proiecting from said member, means for effectingrelative step bystep movement betWeenfsai-d mandrel and said member to bring the path:- of movement-of said member successively into' alignmentwith said holes,, and means-for efiecti'ng change in the spacing between theend of said reciprocable member and said mandrel in the general direction of the strokes of reciprocationof said mem' her. to therebyset-the maximum approach ofsaid member tosaid mandrel to a value to substantially bottom the endof the projecting portion of each pin against said 'mandrel"; whereby the centers of mass of the pinsforce-fitted into their respective holes in said hollow cylindrical'element; are. substantially equi-dist'ant' from its axis; 8. An apparatus for forcing pins having threads of; relatively'steep pitch into "the holes extending through the" wall of a hollow cylindrijcal support, comprising a mandrel having a diameter to. snugly receive thereover said? cylindrical support and thereby close: ofif the inner ends of; said. holes; areciprocable' member move able in strokes. toward and'awayfrom saidmandrel and havingarecessfOr receiving a portion of a pin with. the; threaded portion projecting from the member; means for effecting relative stepby, step movement 'betweensaid mandreli and saijd' member to bring'thepath o'f 'movement of" it; tor rotation about the axis of a pin here-in said; recess whereby said member may partake of rotary movement corresponding to the rotary movement of the pin as it threads its way into a hole during the working stroke of saidv member;

said member having a-working: stroke 10f such length that all of the pinsare threaded into the holes-to'the same extent whereby thecenters of mass of the pins threaded into the respective holes-of said hollow cylindrical element are substantially equi-distant'from its axis; g

9. An apparatusfor forcing pins into the holes extending through the wall of 'ahollow cylindrical support, comprising a mandrel having a diameter-to snugly receive thereover said cylindrical:support and thereby close off the inner ends of said holes, pin-setting means comprising a reciprocable member and means guiding and activating it in strokes toward and away from said mandrel, said member having a recess for receiving the outer end portion of a pin with its inner portion to be entered into a hole projecting from said member, means for effecting relative step by stepmovement between said mandrel and said member to bring the path of movement of said member successively into alignment with said'holes, and means operable upon said pin-'- rotating said mandrel rand-movable axiallv' therewith. said driving pawl having an elongated opjcrating element extending in the directionof slidable movement 'of said mandrel. a biased holding pawl for said ratchet wheel. said holding relation therewith and comprising an actuating element positioned along the pathof movement of said elongated pawl operating member for actuating the latter to eifect rotary-movement of said mandrel and of said threaded element to thereby also effect sliding movement of said man drel.

12. An apparatus for forcing pins into the holes arranged in multiple helical rows in the wall of a cylindrical support, comprising means for supporting said support for rotary movement about its axis and .for movement in the direction of its axis, pin-forcing means moveable in strokes toward and away from said cylindrical support, means operating in timed relation therewith to efiect step by step rotary movement of said supporting means, and means for efiecting' axial movement thereof comprising a cylindrical memher externally threaded in multiple threads cor responding in number to the number of multiple helical rows of holes and a nut element coacting therewith, said multiple-threaded cylindrical member and said nut element having means mounting them' for relative disengaging "and axial-shifting and r'e-engaging movements whereby, upon relative disengaging movement therebetween, said supporting means may be given such axial displacement relative to said nut element to interrelate them, upon subsequent relative re-engaging movement therebetween, that the nut element is re-engaged to coact with the multiple-threaded cylindrical member't'o effect axial displacement of said supporting means during subsequent step'by step rotary movementv relative to the position of said pin-forcing means along the helix corresponding to'that one of the several helical rows of holes of said cylindrical pawl being of a length commensurate with the range ofsliding movement of said ratchet wheel and having means mounting it to extend in the direction of said sliding movement, a reciprocable member'for forcing a pin on its working" stroke into a hole in saidcylindrical su port, and means operating in timed relation to the strokes of said member and operating at a relatively fixed point in the path oimovement of said elongated pawl operating member to actuate the latter. .7 11. An apparatus for forcing pins into th holes extending into the wall of a hollow cylin drical support, comprising a mandrel-for sup portingsaid support coaxially therewith, means for rotatably and slidably supporting said mandrel, a ratchet wheel "having a driving pawl for rotating said mandrel and movable axially therewith, said driving pawlhaving an elongated operating" element extending'in-the direction of slidable movement of said mandrel, a holding support as it is desiredto. bring into operative relation to said pin-forcing means.

' 13. In an apparatus for forcingpins or 'theIlik'e, comprising a reciprocable plunger havinga recess at its end for receiving an end of a pin, means for guiding a pin to said plunger recess and forming an upwardextens'ion of said plunger recess and comprising separable throat elements having means pivotally supporting them in thetpathtof the working stroke of said plunger, whereby movement of the plunger in said working stroke separates them, and means whereby they-are biased to pivot toward each other upon movement of theplunger in its retrograde stroke.

14. An apparatus for setting pins or the li e comprising a moveable member havinga recess for receiving the end of a pin, a guideway for guiding the'pin toward said recessand positioned out of the path of movement of said element, and separable throat elements intermediate of; the end of said guideway and of the :recess in said element when the latter is in pin-receiving position, said throat elements forming a guiding throat for guiding apin from said guideway into pawl for said ratchet wheel, said holding pawl be-' ing of a length commensurate with the range of sliding movement of said ratchet wheel and having means mountingitto extend in the direction of said sliding movement, threaded means for controlling the sliding movement of said mandrel and: comprising an externally threaded cylin-v drical element rotatable and slidable with said ratchet wheel'and a relatively fixed nut element,

a pin-forcing member having means for driving...

'it' in'successive cycles that comprise a working stroke toward said cylindrical support and a retrograde stroke, and means operating in timed said recess, means mounting said throat elements for movement of separation in response to motion of said moveable element, thereby to avoid'ob struction of the latter. T r

15. An apparatus for setting pins or the like comprising amoveablemember having a recessfor receiving the end of a pin, a guideway for guiding the pin toward said recess and positioned outof the path of movement of said element, and means for'guiding a pin from said guideway to said-recess comprising moveable and separable-throat elements intermediate of the end of said guideway and of the recess in said element when the'lat'ter is in pin-receiving position, said throat elements forming a guiding throat for guiding a pin from said guideway into said recess, said moveable and separable throat elements being positioned in the path of movement of said moveable element for guiding a pin from said guideway into said recess, means whereby said moveable throat elements are biased into the path of said moveable element, and means whereby said moveable element, upon movement thereof, effects separation of said throat elements.

16. An apparatus for setting pins or the like comprising means for holding and moving a pin for setting it into and object, said means including a moveable member having a recess for re ceiving the end of a pin and having means for moving it in a working stroke and a retrograde stroke, a plurality of moveable throat elements positioned in the path of movement of said member and forming an extension of said recess for guiding a pin into the recess, and means for controlling the movement of said throat elements into recess-extension-forming relation to said member to guide a pin into its recess and out of the path of said member to permit the latter to carry the pin in pin-forcing direction during its Working stroke.

17. An apparatus for setting pins or the like comprising means for holding and moving a pin for setting it into and object, said means including a moveable member having a recess for receiving the end of a pin and having means for moving it in a working stroke and a retrograde stroke, a plurality of moveable throat elements positioned in the path of movement of said memher and forming an extension of said recess for guiding a pin into the recess, said members having means mounting them pivotally for movement into and out of the path of movement of said member, and means whereby said throat elements are activated into and out of said path in timed relation to the strokes of said member.

18. An apparatus for anchoring pins in a support comprising a member having a recess for receiving a in and being moveable in a path toward and away from said support, a guideway for pins terminating at one side of said path, means forming substantially an extension of said recess and having a guideway portion forming substantially an extension of said guideway to extend the latter into said recess extension, means operating to interpose said first-mentioned means between said guideway and said member to charge the recess of the latter with a pin from said guideway at a suitable point in the movement of said member, and means effective, subsequent to the activation of said last-mentioned means to remove said first-mentioned means out of the path of said member to permit the latter with the pin therein to move toward said support.

19. An apparatus for anchoring pins in a support comprising means for supporting the support, a pin-forcing member having means for holding a pin, means for effecting relative movement in successive steps between said supporting means and said pin-forcing member to effect successive pin-forcing operations and for efiecting step by step relative movement therebetween in timed relation to the pin-forcing operations, means forming an elongated channel for containing a line of pins in end to end relation and with their pointed ends extending in the same direction, said channel having guiding means for guiding a pin therefrom into said pin-holding means of said member when the latter and said supporting means are relatively separated, two gate means spaced along said channel, and means operating in timed relation to said pin-forcing operations for operating said gate means sequentially to permit one by one release of pins to said guiding means and step by step advance of said line of pins along said channel.

PAUL SCHULTZE. 

